🐚Micronesian & Melanesian Medicine
Wild Yam (Uwi)
Dioscorea esculenta
About Wild Yam (Uwi)
Wild Yam (Uwi) (Dioscorea esculenta) is a herb used in the Micronesian & Melanesian Medicine tradition to help with Hormonal Balance, Digestive Issues, Cholesterol, and Blood Sugar, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Dioscorea esculenta, commonly known as the lesser yam, is a yam species, but with a smaller corm than most other yams. It is closer in size to a potato or sweet potato. In Vietnam, it is called khoai từ or củ từ. It is used to make chè củ từ, also referred to as chè khoai từ. In Tagalog, it is known as "tugi". It is cultivated in Kerala, Goa, Konkan parts of maharashtra India. In...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal